State Road 1 is a north–south state highway

State highway

State highway, state road or state route can refer to one of three related concepts, two of them related to a state or provincial government in a country that is divided into states or provinces :#A...

 in the eastern portion of the U.S. state

U.S. state

A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...

 of Indiana

Indiana

Indiana is a US state, admitted to the United States as the 19th on December 11, 1816. It is located in the Midwestern United States and Great Lakes Region. With 6,483,802 residents, the state is ranked 15th in population and 16th in population density. Indiana is ranked 38th in land area and is...

. Its southern terminus is at U.S. Highway 50 in east-central Dearborn County

Dearborn County, Indiana

Dearborn County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 50,047. It is part of the Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky metropolitan area. The county seat is Lawrenceburg.-History:...

, just east of Lawrenceburg

Lawrenceburg, Indiana

Lawrenceburg is a city in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,042 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Dearborn County...

. Its northern terminus is at U.S. Highway 20 in east-central Steuben County

Steuben County, Indiana

Steuben County is a county located in the northeast corner of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 34,185. The county seat is Angola...

, approximately six miles east of Angola

Angola, Indiana

Angola is a city in Pleasant Township, Steuben County, Indiana, United States. The population was 8,612 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Steuben County . Angola was founded by Thomas Gale and Cornelius Gilmore. Angola is home to Trine University...

.

Southern section

Indiana State Road 1 begins at an interchange

Interchange (road)

In the field of road transport, an interchange is a road junction that typically uses grade separation, and one or more ramps, to permit traffic on at least one highway to pass through the junction without directly crossing any other traffic stream. It differs from a standard intersection, at which...

 of Interstate 275. Just after the interchange there is a stop light at U.S. Route 50

U.S. Route 50 in Indiana

In the U.S. state of Indiana, U.S. Route 50 is a major east–west route. It enters Indiana from Illinois and leaves Indiana into Ohio.- Route description :...

 (US 50). SR 1 travels 14.53 miles (23.4 km) north-northwest until it reaches I-74

Interstate 74 in Indiana

In the U.S. state of Indiana, Interstate 74 traverses central parts of the state from west to east. It connects Champaign in Illinois with Indianapolis in the center of the state, and Indianapolis with Cincinnati in Ohio...

; just beyond I-74 it crosses Indiana State Road 46

Indiana State Road 46

State Road 46 in the U.S. State of Indiana is an east–west state highway in the southern half of Indiana.-Route description:The western terminus of SR 46 is at U.S. Route 40 in central Vigo County, just east of Terre Haute...

 (SR 46). SR 1 continues north until it meets U.S. Route 52 (US 52) just west of Cedar Grove

Cedar Grove, Indiana

Cedar Grove is a town in Highland Township, Franklin County, Indiana, United States. The population was 156 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Cedar Grove is located at ....

. Then US 52 and SR 1 continue north-northeast for 5.78 miles (9.3 km) until they reach Brookville

Brookville, Indiana

Brookville is a town in Brookville Township, Franklin County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,625 at the 2000 census. The town is the county seat of Franklin County.-Geography:...

; here, US 52 turns west on its way to Indianapolis

Indianapolis, Indiana

Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S...

, while SR 1 continues north-northwest for 16.81 miles (27.1 km) where it meets Indiana State Road 44

Indiana State Road 44

State Road 44 in the U.S. State of Indiana begins in the west at State Road 37 in Martinsville and runs eastward to the Ohio state line in Union County. It passes through the following towns:- Route description :...

 (SR 44). SR 1 and SR 44 travel together for 0.47 mile (0.7563898 km) where SR 1 turns north-northeast towards downtown Connersville

Connersville, Indiana

At the 2000 census, there were 15,411 people, 6,382 households and 4,135 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,894.5 per square mile . There were 6,974 housing units at an average density of 857.3 per square mile...

. North of Connersville, SR 1 travels north-northwest until it reaches Cambridge City

Cambridge City, Indiana

Cambridge City is a town in Jackson Township, Wayne County, Indiana, United States. The population was 1,870 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Cambridge City is located at ....

, where SR 1 crosses U.S. Route 40 (US 40). After the intersection at US 40, SR 1 heads north-northeast. After 2.9 miles (4.7 km) SR 1 has an interchange with Interstate 70

Interstate 70 in Indiana

In the U.S. state of Indiana, Interstate 70 travels east–west across the state passing through Indianapolis. Interstate 70 crosses into Indiana near Terre Haute and crosses into Ohio in Richmond. It covers 156.60 miles in Indiana. It parallels U.S...

 (I-70), then heads due north towards U.S. Route 36 (US 36). SR 1 turns east onto US 36 for 1.01 miles (1.6 km), then leaves US 36 and travels generally due north until it reaches Fort Wayne

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Fort Wayne is a city in the US state of Indiana and the county seat of Allen County. The population was 253,691 at the 2010 Census making it the 74th largest city in the United States and the second largest in Indiana...

. Just south of Fort Wayne, SR 1 ends at an interchange with Interstate 469

Interstate 469

Interstate 469 is an Interstate Highway in the northeastern portion of the mid-western U.S. state of Indiana. It is an auxiliary route of parent Interstate 69 that also carries portions of US 24, US 30 and US 33 around the urban parts of Fort Wayne, Indiana...

 (I-469).

Northern section

Just north of Fort Wayne at the Dupont Road exit on Interstate 69

Interstate 69 in Indiana

Interstate 69 presently exists in two discontinuous segments in Indiana. The original highway, completed in November 1971, runs northeast from the state capital of Indianapolis, to the city of Fort Wayne, and then proceeds north to the state of Michigan...

 (I-69), SR 1 begins and heads north-northeast until it meets Indiana State Road 8

Indiana State Road 8

State Road 8 in the U.S. State of Indiana consists of two disconnected segments that were never connected.-Western segment:The western segment of State Road 8 connects State Road 2 and U.S. Route 231 in Hebron with State Road 17 near Plymouth...

 (SR 8). After a 1.04 miles (1.7 km) concurrency with SR 8, SR 1 heads due north until just south of Indiana State Road 427

Indiana State Road 427

State Road 427 is a roughly northeast-southwest two-lane surface road between U.S. Route 6 at Waterloo and the Ohio state line east of Hamilton. Fifteen miles in length, it is a child of U.S. Route 27 , which is now decommissioned north of Fort Wayne.-Route description:SR 427 begins in downtown...

 (SR 427). In Hamilton

Hamilton, Indiana

Hamilton is a town located on the border of Steuben County, Indiana and DeKalb County, Indiana. In Steuben County, it is in Otsego Township, and in DeKalb County it is in Franklin Township. The population was 1,532 at the 2010 census.- History :...

 SR 1 begins a concurrency with SR 427 that lasts for 0.84 miles (1.4 km). Then SR 1 turns north and continues to its northern terminus at U.S. Route 20

U.S. Route 20 in Indiana

U.S. Route 20 in Indiana is a main east–west highway that is parallel to the Indiana Toll Road. The western terminus of US 20 is at the Illinois state line and the eastern terminus is at the Ohio state line. US 20 through Whiting, East Chicago, and Gary is concurrent with...

 (US 20).

Lawrenceburg

SR 1 began at US 50 and Main Street in Lawrenceburg

Lawrenceburg, Indiana

Lawrenceburg is a city in Dearborn County, Indiana, United States. The population was 5,042 at the 2010 census. The city is the county seat of Dearborn County...

 and traveled north on Main Street until Main Street became Ridge Avenue. It then followed Ridge Avenue until it met the current SR 1.

Fort Wayne

Before I-469 was complete, SR 1 followed Bluffton Road heading north, then turned northeast on to Bear Field Thruway, later known as Airport Expressway. SR 1 followed Bear Flied Thruway until the intersection of U.S. Route 27

U.S. Route 27 in Indiana

U.S. Route 27 enters Indiana in southeastern part of the state south of the village of Liberty. At Liberty, US 27 turns north, paralleling the Ohio state line. It intersects Interstate 70/U.S. Route 40 at Richmond and continues north to Decatur...

 (US 27). SR 1 followed US 27 until the interchange with I-69, where SR 1 then exited at Dupont Road.

Major intersections

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External links

• Indiana Highway Ends - State Road 1